Kaye Furo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaye Furo Tamuno Iyowuna | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2007 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 2022– | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Club NXT | 41 | (8) |
| 2025–2026 | Club Brugge | 5 | (1) |
| 2026– | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2024 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2024– | Belgium U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2025– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:26, 5 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kaye Furo Tamuno Iyowuna (born 6 February 2007) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford. He is a Belgium youth international.[1]
Club career
Furo was a member of the Royal Antwerp youth academy prior to signing for Club Brugge in 2017. In 2022, at the age of 15 years-old, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing a five-year deal.[2] That year, he featured for the U19 Club NXT side in the UEFA Youth League, his performances including a goal in a win against Atletico Madrid U19.[3]
He made his professional debut for Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League as a substitute for Víctor Barberá in the 86th minute in their 1–0 defeat against Lommel S.K. on 18 August 2023.[4]
He made his senior debut for Club Brugge; featuring for the club in the UEFA Champions League, on 27 August 2025, appearing as a second-half substitute in the 68th minute, replacing Nicolò Tresoldi, against Glasgow Rangers in a 6–0 victory, the second leg of a 9–1 aggregate win.[5]
On 11 January 2026, Furo joined Premier League club Brentford, signing a five-and-a-half-year contract, for a reported fee of £8.7 million.[6][7]. He made his debut for the club in an FA Cup match against West Ham in March 2026, and made his official Premier League debut on 2nd May 2026 in a 3-0 victory over West Ham, being substituted on in the 89th minute.
International career
A Belgian youth international, he has represented the Belgium national under-19 football team.[8]
Personal life
He is of Nigerian descent. His father, Iyenemi Furo, played professional football in Belgium for KSV Waregem and Royal Antwerp.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 8 | ||||||
| Club Brugge | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Brentford | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 50 | 10 | |||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ "Kaye Furo". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "OFFICIAL; Club Brugge signs contract with 15-year-old Club NXT talent". Voetbalprimeur.be. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Club NXT sets a good example and corrects the skewed situation at Atlético Madrid in the Youth League". nieuwsblad.be. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Lommel SK wins again in the final seconds: Cauê makes it six out of six and leading position". Het Belang van Limburg. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Son of ex-Super Eagles centre-back makes senior debut for Club Brugge in win v Rangers". All Nigeria Soccer. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Breaking news: Brentford sign Kaye Furo from Club Brugge". Brentford F.C. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "DONE DEAL: Brentford confirm signing of Kaye Furo from Club Brugge". Tribal Football. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Kaye Furo named in Club Brugge squad for Rangers clash". Sporting Life. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Kaye Furo the son of Iyenemi Furo off the mark for Club Brugge U19 in UYL". Sportsration.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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